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中(ちゅう)国(ごく)

ちゅうごくchuugoku

Very commonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    China

    See also: 中(ちゅう)華(か)人(じん)民(みん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく)

  2. Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)

    See also: 中(ちゅう)国(ごく)地(ち)方(ほう)

  3. central part of a country; main region

    この会(かい)社(しゃ)は日(に)本(ほん)の中(ちゅう)国(ごく)地(ち)方(ほう)に本(ほん)社(しゃ)を構(かま)え、近(きん)年(ねん)では海(かい)外(がい)展(てん)開(かい)も積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき)に行(い)っている。

    • This company is headquartered in the Chugoku region of Japan and has been actively expanding overseas in recent years.
  4. province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

    historical term

    Note: also read ちゅうこく

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